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Here’s a brief recap of how the election may affect the housing market. Via @thePhillyVoice https://www.phillyvoice.com/greg-englesbe-real-estate-how-/

In exchange for leaving, the 20 residents of ‘Camp Teddy,’ named after one of the occupants, will begin a process that will eventually get them into nine now-vacant houses in Strawberry Mansion. Several of the people experiencing homelessness will themselves work on the rehabilitation of the houses. This response in Philly is one example of activists and government working together to house unhoused residents. Learn more about how local governments can finance responses to homelessness during COVID-19 via this brief by Local Housing Solutions: https://www.localhousingsolutions.org//funding-homelessne/ https://www.inquirer.com//homeless-encampment-pha-north-ph

Searching for a Friday morning listen? Check out this new Critical Value podcast episode, which discusses ideas around zoning and the Housing Choice Voucher Program with NYU Furman Center's Ingrid Gould Ellen, Urban Institute researchers Solomon Greene and Martha Galvez, and Sarah Oppenheimer of Opportunity Insights. https://www.urban.org//60-how-federal-government-can-suppo

"It can be very transformational if people are open to diversity and open to making sure everyone prospers, not just a few. Mark A. Willis, Senior Policy Fellow at NYU Furman Center discusses inclusive development and racial justice on the "Community Trailblazers" podcast via TrailBlazers Impact. Check it out at: http://ow.ly/5mIk50C2YxK

We're excited about our event in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York this week. Join us on Tuesday afternoon for conversations focused on the COVID-19 Eviction Cliff. We will discuss the crisis we're facing, who is most impacted and options for relief. Learn more and register online: http://ow.ly/LnTJ50C11Jy

On Oct. 27, we are partnering with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on a series of discussions in the Economic Inequality Policy series. The event features panels on housing and eviction, featuring researchers, government, think tanks and organizational leaders Learn more and register for "The COVID-19 Eviction Cliff" online -- hope you can join us! https://www.newyorkfed.org//regional_outrea/2020/1027-2020

The impact of COVID-19 and the future of NYC has been debated for months by a range of New Yorkers: from Jerry Seinfeld’s August op-ed to a mention in last night’s final presidential debate. Surveying housing experts including former city officials, real estate executives, affordable housing advocates, urban planners and brokers, The New York Times seeks to answer the question: "What will New York real estate look like next year?" http://ow.ly/sgtc50C0Z7A

Children growing up in segregated, low-income neighborhoods like the one surrounding Cuney Homes are exposed to more crime and heavier policing, researchers have found. They are also more likely to attend struggling schools, resulting in lower college attendance and future earnings. This Washington Post piece highlights the numerous harmful impacts of housing segregation, and the daily challenges of those living in one of Houston’s oldest public housing project. https://www.washingtonpost.com//george-floyd-amer/housing/

Join NYU Furman Center's Mark Willis TOMORROW, October 22, from 12-1 pm ET in "An Experimental Approach to Building Health," part 3 in a popular #webinar series on #healthequity from Center for Public Health Law Research, National Low Income Housing Coalition & National Center for Healthy Housing with a guest from University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center. Register: http://ow.ly/G4Dc50BYBLv

A trip down memory lane in the East Village. Via The New York Times http://ow.ly/b9hk50BUKpS

Looking for something to pair your Sunday morning coffee with? Try this Freakonomics episode discussing COVID-19, urban flight, and New York City: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/urban-flight-part-1/

In search of a #WeekendRead? We recommend this investigative story by DCist on the eviction process in D.C. Similar stories of tenants being improperly informed of evictions are far too common in localities across the country. https://dcist.com//thousands-of-d-c-renters-are-evicted-e/

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A new article by the New York Times Magazine discusses the worrying trend of homelessness among elderly Americans: In the next 10 years, the number of elderly people experiencing homelessness in the United States would nearly triple, as a wave of baby boomers who have historically made up the largest share of the homeless population ages. https://www.nytimes.com//mag/homeless-seniors-elderly.html